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Hi! Please bear with my questions:) My cake boards( I mean the big base of the cake) are made out of Styrofoam that has texture on it, I mean they’re not smooth, they look like the ones that you get in the box of a new TV, or any electrical...

does anyone know where i can find non corrugated cake boards? not masonite board, though. it seems that the type of boards i’m looking for are all over in the UK, but i haven’t been able to find any here in the US. thanks!

Hi everyone x I really just wanted to let someone know about what just happened to me and I’m pretty sure you are the only people that may understand .
I was approached by someone who had seen one if my cakes (the snooker table ) via a link here...

This is a great gazette for anyone wanting to take their cakes to a new level and start competing. A few helpful hints and lots of encouragement. Check out the fabulous interview with the ever so gorgeous Melanie Byrne of the enchanting merchant...

I would really like to start putting my cakes on “cake drums”, I think that’s what they are called, or at least a thicker board instead of the thin waxed boards I’ve been using. I think it just makes the cakes look so much nicer and I’d like to...

Hi I’m totally new to all this, I’ve only ever baked cakes for home (basic cakes at that). My niece is having a low key wedding (thank goodness it is low key!) and has asked me to make her wedding cake. Bottom tier – Fruit, Middle &amp; Top –...

Hi everyone. I have recently set up my own cake making business after making cakes for friends and family for over 3 years. I have had my first request for a wedding cake price but am really struggling! I have worked out it will cost around £110...

Hi I’m totally new to all this, I’ve only ever baked cakes for home (basic cakes at that). My niece is having a low key wedding (thank goodness it is low key!) and has asked me to make her wedding cake. Bottom tier – Fruit, Middle &amp; Top –...

Hi, everybody…
I’ve been asked to do a 4-tier cake for a baby shower and I want to make sure the stacking is secure since I will have to travel quite a distance to deliver the cake.
I normally use dowels and cake boards in between tiers –...

So the largest cake I have done was 4 tiers but I put it together on site. I have done many others usually 2 tiers that I either travel with it stacked with dowels on the bottom tier or I put it together on site. Im having a hard time wrapping...

I’m being flown to Tuscany to make a wedding cake in June and i’m having a bit of a panic.
I cant take everything in my suitcase and i need a plan b.
Can anyone recommend me an Italian cake supplier, for boards/boxes/sugarpaste/ganache...

Hello all,
I am a newbie, like in reality and in all seriousness :) (not like, oh am just a humble newcomer but my cakes look awesome and impossible!). I haven’t made a cake higher than a tier in my life. So, my son’s 3rd birthday is coming and...

Have seen some gorgeous cakes using silicon onlay moulds and would appreciate feedback on using these before investing in some. I know they are 2 pi r long so wrap evenly on even sized cakes eg 4 times to wrap an 8 inch cake . However my...

Hi all I just wanted to introduce myself quickly. I had a home bakery business myself for a short time but then I got pregnant with my second daughter and the physical work was more than I could handle. I hardly ever bake anymore and she’s 11...

HI I’m new here I need a bit of advice. I have a customer who wants a cake with a wonky heart shape cake stacked , one flat and the top one on it’s side – well the top really and have no idea if it’s possible. Please can someone assist also i...

Just wanted to say that I think something odd is happening on the gallery tonight….. I think someone is running a bot or some program to increase views. It happened on my cake where i went from 18 to ver 100 views within 30 but I can see it very...

I have asked this question also on my facebook page. I am desperate for a good solution. Your help would be greatly appreciated. I use double sided tape. But in humid and hot weather, it can be a real pain in the you know what!!